Operating the Oracle Solaris OS With Oracle VM Server for SPARC

This section describes the changes in behavior in using the Oracle Solaris
OS that occur once a configuration created by the Logical Domains Manager
is instantiated.

OpenBoot Firmware Not Available After Oracle Solaris OS Has Started

The OpenBoot firmware is not available after the Oracle Solaris OS has
started because it is removed from memory.

To reach the ok prompt from the Oracle Solaris OS, you must
halt the domain. You can use the Oracle Solaris OS halt command
to halt the domain.

Powercycling a Server

Whenever performing any maintenance on a system running Oracle VM Server for
SPARC software that requires powercycling the server, you must save your current
logical domain configurations to the SP first.

How to Save Your Current Domain Configurations to the SP

Use the following command.

# ldm add-configconfig-name

Do Not Use the psradm(1M) Command on Active CPUs in a Power-Managed Domain

Do not attempt to change an active CPU's operational status in a
power-managed domain by using the psradm command.

Result of Oracle Solaris OS Breaks

The behavior described in this section is seen when you do the
following:

Press the L1-A key sequence when the input device is set to keyboard.

Enter the send break command when the virtual console is at the telnet prompt.

After these types of breaks, you receive the following prompt:

c)ontinue, s)ync, r)eset, h)alt?

Type the letter that represents what you want the system to do
after these types of breaks.

Results From Halting or Rebooting the Control Domain

The following table shows the expected behavior of halting or rebooting the
control (primary) domain.

Table 12-1 Expected Behavior of Halting or Rebooting the Control (primary) Domain

Command

Other Domain Configured?

Behavior

halt

Not Configured

Host powered off and stays off until
powered on at the SP.

Configured

Soft resets and boots up if the variable
auto-boot?=true. Soft resets and halts at ok prompt if the variable auto-boot?=false.